Zhanalyk, Talgar District

Zhanalyk (Kazakh: Жаңалық) is a village in Kaynar rural district Talgar District, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan. According to the 2009 population census of Kazakhstan, the population was 1,378.[1]


In 2018, the Museum of Memory of Victims of Political Repression was opened in Zhanalyk.[2] This village, close to Almaty, is known to be the place of mass burial of people killed by the Almaty NKVD.[3]

References

  1. ^ Население Республики Казахстан. Итоги Национальной переписи населения Республики Казахстан 2009 года, 1 том, 2011, p. 116
  2. ^ Музей памяти жертв политических репрессий открыли в Алматинской области, December 27, 2018
  3. ^ Aset Kalymov, Дом памяти и скорби, January 10, 2019
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